Oil-can



C. P. RU-MPELT.

OIL CAN.-

.APPLIOATION PIl ED SEPT. B, 1912. 1,056,945. Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

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' OIL-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

An plication and September 6, 1912. Serial m1. 71s,s11.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE P. RUM- rlcrm, a citizen of the United States, residing. at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented cer- Cans; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to dispensing cans, and more especially to the nozzles thereof which have automatic cut-offs; and the object of the same is to provide a peculiar form of automatic closure for the extremity oft-he nozzle, and means for opening it by the tip of the finger of that hand which holds the oil can. These and other objects are carried out b constructing the can and its parts in the ollowing manner, as shown in the drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of this improved oil can, and Fig. 2 a similar elevation at right angles thereto. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of the spout, showing how the pad which normally closes its outlet can be Figs. {.t and 5 are sectional views on the lines 44 and 55 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the pad removed from the oil can, and Figs. 7 and 8 are bottom plan views of the oil can and pad plate, showing the latter in Fig. 7 as belng'put in place, and in Fig. 8 after it has been turned to hold the same in I The body -1 of the can is by preference made of tin or sheet metal with a chine around its lower end which is notched as at 2 at intervals so as to leave tongues 3, some of which are bent inward. The numeral 4 designates a circular or nearly circular plate to which is attached a sheep skin pad 5, and when this plate is brought into proper position it can be passed into the space bounded by the tongues 3 and turned so as to be lockedtherein. Thereafter the body of the oil can carries this pad on its lower end, andwhen tools and pieces of machinery are oiled to remove rust the pad can be usedfor rubbing rusty parts, or

can be removed for wiping it oif. When the pad is not desired, it is turned partly so that the flattened sides 6 of the metal plate come opposite the tongues 3, which are bent inward and the entire ad and its supporting plate can be detach V At one. point the body of the oil can carries asteel scraping plate 7, by means of which dirt, tar, pitch, rosin, and other foreign substancescan be scraped off of tools and parts of machinery, or rust can be loosenedbefore or after it is oiled.

The top of the body of this can is formed PATENT OFFICE. f

by preference in the shape of a dome 9 having a threaded nipple 10, and engaging the latter is a threaded inner end of the spout 11 which tapers throughout its length as shown and is not otherwise of special construction. g

All parts hereinbefore described save the parts 5 are by preference of metal, and the whole is constructed much like other oil cans now on the market.

The numeral 12 designates a spring secured as at 13 to one side of the nozzle or spout 11,- carried out along the same and making a transverse bend 14 where it extends across the back of the spout about the mid-length of the latter, and thence carried along other side of the same to its smaller end and slightly beyond its extremity where it is bent into a lateral foot 15, slightly flattened and extending across the extremity of the spout which is here beveled oif on its front or lower side as at 16; and to this foot is secured a small pad 17 of leather and by means of a fine wire loop 18. The normal tendency and tension of the spring is sufiicient to throw the foot toward the tip of the spout 11 so that the pad 17 will rest on the beveled extremity as at 16; but when this oil can is to be used for oiling anything, it is inverted and the outer stretch of the oil hole into which the lubricant is to be injected so that the foot is sprung away from the beveled extremity of the nozzle, and oil flows out the latter. If the oil 'hole is not suificiently large, it is quite possible for the finger of the operator to be pressed upon some portion of the spring 12, as seen in Fig.

3. The spring is extremely light and bends easily under pressure, its only function being to support the leather pad 17 and cause the same to rest against the extremity of the spring 12is pressed against the edge of the spout. I preferably employ leather for this I purpose, because the flowing of lubricating oil through the spout will keep it soft; but if the operator should endeavor to use some other liquid, as for instance gasolene,

in 'this oil can, he will soon find it will Y harden the leather pad and crack and de two arms thereof that when this bend is pressed against the spout 11, the foot 15 thereof is pressed away from-the extremity 16, and the bend therefore acts as a stop to prevent the free end of the spring from bemg pressed too far out ofposition.

All parts excepting the pads are preferably of metal, andof the desired proportions consistent with the .use to which this device is to be put.

What is claimed as new is: a

An oil can having the tip of its nozzle beveled ofi'; combined with a light spring secured to the nozzle near its base, extending thence along one side of the nozzle, carried transversely over the same at about its midlength, extending thence along the other my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLARENCE P. RUMFELT.

' Witnesses:

' JOHN W. WHEE ER,

Jnssn Born. 

